India, which has repeatedly gained the upper hand on the Sino-Indian border, has recently come up with a new trick and plans to make a big fuss at sea. According to the Indian media "Swarajya" magazine website, India is expanding the air base runway located in the southernmost tip of the Nicobar Islands near the Strait of Malacca, and it can be seen through satellite photos that its specific location is Campbell Bay on Nicobar Island, which has the Indian Navy's Buzz Air Base, and India is planning to extend the runway of this base. The Strait of Malacca is not only an important international route, but also an important maritime import oil transportation line for China, and once India builds a runway, it is bound to affect China's oil imports.
India intends to increase the expansion of the runway of this naval Buzz Air Base to 3,000 feet, a length that is good news for the Indian Air Force. This Buzz Air Base also has a history of nearly 10 years, and has been built since 2012 under the auspices of the then Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Weir. The strategic location of the base is important, overlooking the Strait of Malacca, which is equivalent to the Indian Navy's eye for the Strait of Malacca, and many of the ships in the Strait of Malacca will not be able to escape India's sight. The Strait of Malacca is a maritime powerline connecting the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. The Indian air base is only 130 nautical miles, or 260 kilometers, from the Strait of Malacca, which is very close for the Indian Air Force.
As an important sea route, the Strait of Malacca accounts for a quarter of world trade, and a quarter of the world's oil carriers need to pass through the Strait of Malacca. More than half of China's oil imports need to pass through the Strait of Malacca, which is an important channel for China's oil transportation.
According to satellite photos, India has now extended the air base runway by 900 feet, but also its total length of about 4300 feet, and the length of this runway in 2012 was only 3500 feet, the Indian Navy lengthened this runway, that is, to prepare for the take-off and landing of light and heavy aircraft are not limited, so that India can deploy more military aircraft, india also equipped the base with modern airport instruments and navigation aids. Our relations with India are not good, India is not good for us to do this, and India wants to use this base to do not only that.
In fact, when India first started building this air base, it planned to extend the runway to 10,000 feet, but because of some things, the plan was shelved. In '19, the airport runway was extended by about 1,000 feet. The Indian Navy Chief of Staff, Admiral Kalambir Singh, also visited the base in October 19 and November 2020, which shows the importance that the Indian army attaches to this base. As long as the airport runway is extended to 6,000 feet, the Indian Navy will be able to deploy P-8I maritime surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft that can monitor Chinese submarines that want to enter the Indian Ocean through the Strait of Malacca, the current Indian media said. It was also noted that Indian fighter jets were deployed at this base and could reach the Strait of Malacca within minutes.
Indians have always been ignorant of China, but they still have great ambitions for China. The lengthening of the airport runway is here to affect China's offshore oil transportation and the discovery of Chinese submarines, and India needs to do a good job in responding to this behavior. In addition, India intends to build Nicobar Grand Nicobar As a transportation hub, so that many of the facilities it has will further increase India's involvement in the Strait of Malacca. Our naval warships can go out and walk around, sail to the Strait of Malacca or the waters around India, and refresh the Indians, which is also a warning to India's restlessness. After all, a country like India, it will not listen to a good talk, and it can calm India if it is stronger than it.